Posts from Setting Up Home

When it comes to designing a space that reflects you and suits your lifestyle, one of the best places to start is with your wardrobe. Beyond the obvious choices like color and style, your wardrobe can tell you a lot about your preferences: from what textures you gravitate to, to whether you prefer classic tailored pieces to relaxed worn-in ones...

When two or more people move in together, either as significant others or roommates, it's important to establish a vision for what your home will be like, and how it will get that way. Here's a housework quiz for you to each answer separately— and then discuss together...

I've had my own home for almost a decade, so while I can't quite say my advice is sage, it is backed up by some lessons learned. With a few moves and the experience of both buying and building a house as well as adding three children to the family, here's what I'd tell my younger self about setting up a home.

I've moved cross-country several times, each time motivated by proximity to loved ones, whim, and/or "I've heard good things." How different would my life be if I made such decisions based on tax structure, marriage laws, and per capita income... do you?

A monochrome palette with touches of gold reads simple but stylish in Bianca of A Fab Challenge's glam little home office. We created a shoppable little guide of the space from our tour to help you get the look.

We're living in employee housing and there's a good chance we'll be given a house upgrade in the next 1-5 years. We've put off buying furniture for this house while we wait to hear — but how long do you wait?

If you're as discerning about design as we're guessing you are — you do read Apartment Therapy, after all — then you've probably at least toyed with the idea of buying furniture online. Especially if you live in a smaller town, shopping for furniture online will present you with all kinds of options that just aren't available locally. But with this comes a lot of risk. The internet has made shopping online for smaller items like clothes and books almost completely painless, but returning a sofa? Now that's a different animal. Here are seven things to do before you buy for a regret-free purchase.

Whether you own or rent your home, whether it's an apartment or a house, it'll need maintenance this year. Make your life easier and a little less stressful by planning out your home's maintenance for the whole year all at once, filling out an annual calendar and setting yourself reminders so you stay on track all year long!

The well-organized pantry: for some, a far-off dream to hold dear while battling against mess. (For others, it's a far-off dream to even have a pantry.) It's a new year, so whatever space you have to work with in the kitchen, get it in gear. From walk-in wonders to slim spaces, feast your eyes on these clever pantries for some organizing inspiration.